ICARA’s activities and governance are overseen by elected Board Members from across the globe.
Rachel Barry (PhD) – President
Dr Rachel Barry is a Research Fellow within the Centre for 21st Century Public Health at the University of Bath, where she leads its Academy for ECRs and contributes to research coordination efforts across its diverse research projects. Over the…
Dr Sreekanth Thekkumkara – Vice President
Dr Sreekanth Thekkumkara is an early-career global mental health researcher, educator, and mental health and addiction service social worker based at the Division of Health Sciences of the Faculty of Health, University of Dundee, United Kingdom. His work sits at…
Dr Andrea (Andy) Mohan – Immediate Past President
Dr Andrea (Andy) Mohan is a Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Dundee. She is the deputy lead of the Substance Use Research Group (SURG) there. Andy’s research interests spans the field of alcohol and…
Robert Kaba Alhassan (PhD) – Secretary
Dr Robert Alhassan is a lecturer in the School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee. He previously worked as an associate professor at the Institute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Ho Ghana. He is also…
Matej Košir – Board Member
Matej Košir is the Director of UTRIP (www.institut-utrip.si) and served as ICARA President from 2021-2023. He has been working in the field of addiction prevention and public health advocacy for the last 20 years. He is an author, co-author and…
Neo Morojele (PhD) – Board Member
Professor Neo Morojele is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She is also an Honorary Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand and the School of…
Isabelle Uny (PhD) – Board Member
Dr Isabelle Uny is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Marketing and Health. Isa is a social scientist and an experienced qualitative researcher with a PhD in Global Health and Development. Her research focuses on alcohol harm prevention and particularly…
Joel Msafiri Francis (MD, PhD) – Board Member
Professor Joel Francis is a Reader (Associate Professor) at the University of the Witwatersrand, School of Clinical Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care. I am rated at the NRF-C2 level by the South Africa National Research Foundation (NRF)….
Alagie B. Janneh – Board Member
Alagie Janneh is the Chairman of the Alcohol Policy Alliance Gambia, and has been actively involved in advocating for evidence-based policies aimed at reducing the harm caused by alcohol use. Alagie is also a member of the West African Alcohol…
Claudia Jardim – Board Member
Claudia Jardim is a research assistant within the Centre for 21st Century Public Health at the University of Bath, where she works with the Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG). In this role, she supports the group’s core research initiatives through data…